I am getting 2-6 Nigerian Dwarf goats and need all the info. I can get before I purchase them. HELP!!!?
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Question by Alexis A: I am getting 2-6 Nigerian Dwarf goats and need all the info. I can get before I purchase them. HELP!!!?
How much land do I need almost exactly? What is the best thing to feed them? If they are female dairy goats, do I have to milk them? What can I use as toys for them? They are Nigerian Dwarf goats. I have many more questions, but I’m about to go eat somewhere. Thanks for answering my questions!
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2 Responses to I am getting 2-6 Nigerian Dwarf goats and need all the info. I can get before I purchase them. HELP!!!?
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Go here:
http://www.goatworld.com/
Loads of information, chat room and even goat experts who are willing to have you call or email them. I spent alot of time thre when I first got goats.
McSween
September 13, 2012 at 4:39 am
I will answer the questions you have here, but feel free to post more questions or email me for more answers if you have specifics. You would also benefit from getting a few books about dairy goats too, I think you would find the research helpful.
How much land: They need enough land that they can move around easily. If you are able to give them larger pens, they would appriciate that. The smaller the area you give them, the more you will have to feed them, that is to say, if you do not give them a pasture, you will need to feed them more. If I were going to give you and exact number, 10×10 feet per goat is probably a rough estimate.
What to feed? If you are milking them you would do best to feed them alfalfa and grain. You asked if you have to milk them. You only need to milk them if you breed them and then want to keep them in milk once you take their kid away. If you never plan to breed them, then you will not have to milk them. If you are not breeding/milking them your goats would do well on oat and grass hay as well as some alfalfa, but not nearly as much as if you are milking them.
Toys for them: a large spool works well, or a tree stump. Anything for them to play king of the mountain with would be a good toy for them. Keeping them in a herd is also benificial.
Hope this helps!
Starletlace
September 13, 2012 at 5:04 am